Cameron Smith

Two-footed Georgia placekicker creating quite a stir

In a game between Brookwood (Ga.) High and Central Gwinnett (Ga.) High earlier this year, Erick Yang booted his first three kickoffs through the end zone. In fact, the right-footer hit one so hard that it sailed through the uprights for what would have been a 75-yard field goal, if the kick counted. Fittingly, Central Gwinnett's return men were surprised later when one of Yang's kickoffs only made it to the 15-yard line. It turns out there was a good reason for the shorter kick: Yang booted the ball with his left foot, not his right.

Luckily, Yang has his even stronger right foot to rely on, and the kicker has truly turned heads with that. He reportedly has connected from 60 yards in practice when kicking right-footed, and there's little question that Brookwood's coach would turn to his kicker for a deep shot if he needed one.

"Eric has been kicking the football seriously for about seven to eight weeks," Crews told Carvell earlier this season. "In my 35 years of coaching, I've never seen someone kick it as far as he does."

While it may still be Yang's first season booting balls through the end zone, he's had so much fun that he's completely open to a future in college football.

"I never knew football would be so much fun," Yang told the Journal-Constitution. "Yes, I'd love to play college football. I just find football more exciting than soccer. There are more people at the games, and I love the adrenaline rush."